It's hard to know where to start, but I'm going to guess at the beginning... first you need a web server installed and running. I know IBM has Apache HTTP Server available. Then you can see what needs to be done to support REXX as CGI programs.
Not sure about SAF. You'd have to research what (if anything) IBM's server provides with integrating authentication & authorization of Apache to SAF.
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Steve Smith
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 16, 2020 04:11 PM
From: Lionel Dyck
Subject: Web applications for z/OS using REXX Scripting?
I was thinking it would be interesting to take some of the ISPF applications that I've developed and make them available via the web. Specifically apps that return information to about the system after prompting the user for what information they want to see. I'm not interested in making it look like a 3270 on the web but in making it appear a true web application that interacts with z/OS.
And because I know REXX, I was thinking a REXX CGI would be a cool way to do it.
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Lionel Dyck
Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 16, 2020 02:20 PM
From: Matthew Cousens
Subject: Web applications for z/OS using REXX Scripting?
Hi Lionel.
Could you give me some more detail on what your solution is going to do? REXX (as you say) is generally used for scripting, not writing a web application. I don't understand well enough to be able to offer you any pointers on how to get started.
Thanks.
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Matthew Cousens
Original Message:
Sent: Thu July 16, 2020 04:41 AM
From: Lionel Dyck
Subject: Web applications for z/OS using REXX Scripting?
I'm looking for information on how/where to start to develop a web application using REXX scripting that also supports SAF authentication.
This seems like a good place to start the discussion.
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Lionel Dyck
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